[ATTACH] My piece of an ax head (left) is more like a quadrans, 81 grams. It is ex-McCabe collection! The one on the right was described as a...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] A bronze currency bar arrived this week. This one is about the size of a Sextans or 1/6 th of a Roman pound. I have seen them...
Interesting group Doug. None of these fall in my collecting area => I can tell only a little by a glance. I guessed the obverse dieties of #2 &...
Nice OP coin and all. One of my favorites - [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Great coins. I picked up a 3 Graces several years ago when CNG sold the Mark Stahl collection. My coin is in the book, color plates 1 & 2....
I normally pass on Greek coin lots, but this one struck my fancy with the horses. There are 3 Numidian Micipa / horse coins, 4 Punic Tanit / horse...
Great coin and the story fits the coin. I think I can see the reflection of King Perseus in the shield on the trophy. My lost and found coin is...
It is a small one: 2.86 g 16 mm
My only MFB is an overstrike, you have to look sideways. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
A quick google search sent back a cointalk thread from several years ago on the subject....
Cast Sextans, TV-5, Shell / Caduceus. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] you can see this one had a ruff time since it was cast, a cast bronze shell is nest to...
I agree David PCC. Yours is good too. Mine is a blog I started several years ago and post to at times. http://rrdenarius.blogspot.com/
I will post a book that covers cast bronze from Italy that I bought this year. I have wanted Le Monete Del Italia Antica by G Garrucci for several...
A Roman Plum Bob arrived this week. It is one of the smaller ones I have. It is about 1/8th of an inch short of 2" long and weighs 61 grams....
Martin, Doug, Great thread. I am always impressed with folks who do die studies. I think dies are a bit like finding differences in the following....
[ATTACH] two smallest: Ionian obol, bee/4 punch incuse, .58 grams Widows mite, anchor / star, .5 grams two largest: aes grave as, Janus / ship's...
great coin on both sides!
I picked up my 3rd cast coin in the Tuder, Umbria series. This semis has a sleeping dog and a lyre. Info on this coin is shown below, but first...
I agree with the folks above, great portrait. All features are on the coin, so the odd shaped flan only adds to the interest. Is the line from the...
A Roman Victory and a Christian Angel look alike to me. I think your piece shows an angel holding (reading) a book.
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